# Incident 19810810048419I: Piper PA25235, Atwood, KS, August 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1981, 17:22 local time
- Place: Atwood, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8099° N, 101.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwood, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8099&lon=-101.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4739Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4739Y-1983-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 450 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810048419I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING SPRAY RUN ENGINE QUIT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD BROKE GEAR OFF. FOUND EXHAUST PIPE BROKEN MAGNETO LEADS BURNED.

## Other reports on N4739Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830805041959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805041959A), Aug 5, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N4739Y), Ludell, KS, Destroyed. Stalled during a procedure turn. Impacted ground on wing tip and nose. Aircraft burned. Density altitude 5000 feet.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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